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About
the Image Database
The image database is organized
into collections by country. Bolivia, Colombia, Cyprus
Ethnological Materal, Cyprus Archaeological
Material, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Italy, Mali,
Nicaragua, and Peru are
currently available. Other image collections will come online in the next
few months. Each country image collection page provides a chronological
table, sources for the images, and an outline of categories subject to import
restriction. Each category in the outline is linked to a page of thumbnail
images illustrating that category. Each thumbnail image is linked to an
information page containing another thumbnail image and the following information:
| Field Name |
Description |
| Type of Object |
Short phrase
or word that describes the type of object (e.g., mask, vessel, tool, furniture,
sculpture, weapon, personal ornament, clothing, etc.) |
| Materials |
The material
or materials used to create the object (e.g. ceramic, gold, ivory,
bone, cotton, textile, obsidian, stone, etc.) |
| Measurements |
In
centimeters, the range of size of typical objects of this type. |
| Date or Period |
When the object
was made, either in date format: (1275 A.D.) or by cultural period: (Medieval,
Late Classic, Late Bronze Age, New Kingdom, Dynasty 12, etc.). Note: each
cultural or geographical area has its own chronological scheme which is
presented on each country's image collection page. |
| Maker |
The name of the
maker of an object. May be an individual or a cultural group, e.g. Maya,
Inca, Egyptian, Hittite, Inuit, Athabascan, etc. |
| Object Title |
Descriptive title
is composed of maker or style, subject or material, and object name. (Country
and Object Title are used as the page title for each item.) |
| Designated
List Section |
Number and name
of the section on the designated list of artifacts subject to import restrictions
published in the Federal Register. The Federal Register announcement
is the official list of restricted objects. |
| Photograph |
Source of the
image: institution, publication, photographer. |
| Copyright |
Holder of the
copyright (institution or individual), restrictions on use, and where to
access permission to reproduce the image. A full copyright statement can
be found on each country's image collection home page. |
| Country |
Country of origin.
(Country and Object Title are used as the page title for each item.) |
| Date
of Import Restriction |
Month/Day/Year
on which import restrictions for the category of object in the Designated
List took effect. The date varies by agreement, and within agreements
if emergency restrictions were placed on a limited range of artifacts
before a broader bilateral agreement was reached. |
| Description
of Artifact Category |
Description of
the range of items in a specific artifact category subject to import restriction,
including the variety of shapes, colors, and decoration; location of production
or distribution; special function; and other notable features characteristic
of these items. |
| Keywords |
One or more terms
describing the artifact category. |
The information fields for
each item are derived from the The Getty Object ID categories.
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Revised: March 16, 2004
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Image Collections by Country:
Bolivia
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Canada
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Cyprus
Ethnological Material
Cyprus
Archaeological Material
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Italy
Mali
Nicaragua
Peru
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